1 Corinthians 6:1, "Dare any of you, having a matter against another, go to law before the unrighteous, and not before the saints?"
Dare any of you is strong wording. Paul simply can't believe what these Corinthian Christians are doing.
Having a matter against another: Apparently, one Christian believed he had been wronged by another, and sought justice in the local courts (go to law before the unrighteous).
The local judge sat in what was known as the "bema" seat of the civil magistrate, located in the heart of the marketplace. Because Greek culture found a good legal battle entertaining, anyone's lawsuit soon became public knowledge.
Unrighteous is literally unjust, in the sense of "not justified before God, not saved." Why are the Corinthian Christians trying to find justice from those who aren't justified before God?
Paul is using the term unrighteous in a religious sense, not a moral sense. It isn't that Corinthian judges were necessarily bad judges, but they were not Christians.
Dear God, I am so grateful for the gift of brothers and sisters in Christ who will love me enough to keep me accountable to God for my actions!
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